[Vascular damage and cognitive-functional performance in a population with mild cognitive impairment].

Introduction: There is evidence of predemential stages in Vascular Dementia (VD). Alzheimer Disease (AD) and VD share common risk factors and mechanisms. Vascular comorbility may present in 30-60% of patients with AD (mixed dementia).

[Study of the performance of complex activities of daily living in a population of patients with mild cognitive impairment. Mild functional impairment: A new clinical entity?].

Unlabelled: Several papers describe functional changes in the aging population, and its relevance in the early cognitive impairment detection. Alterations in instrumental activities would constitute a diagnostic marker of MCI and predict the progression to Dementia. In order to count on a tool to evaluate the performance in the use of new technologies we have designed a new protocol, Complex Functional Study (CFS), that quantifies performance and functional changes Related to previous states.

[New predictors in prodromal Alzheimer: Deferred phase in word recall of MIS test].

Background: The Memory Impairment Screen (MIS-A) is a validated test to detect Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other dementias. We have modified this test to suit a Spanish speaking population and added a new component, delayed recall (MIS-D).

Objectives: 1) To test a Spanish version of MIS-A and MIS-D.

Spanish Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist Scale (SpRMBPC): trans-cultural adaptation and validation of the RMBPC questionnaire.

Background: The use of standardized scales is critical for monitoring the interventions within and between different populations, but the current Spanish tools are dispersed in several scales. A simple tool for simultaneously and exhaustively evaluating patient's symptoms and caregiver's distress in Spanish-speaking groups is needed.

Methods: RMBPC was translated into Spanish by cross-cultural adaptation.

Narrowing the gap in hypertension: effectiveness of a complex antihypertensive program in the elderly.

Hypertension control is a difficult goal to achieve in common practice even when its benefits have been widely proved. We assessed the effectiveness of a Complex Antihypertensive Intervention Program in the Elderly (CAPE). A program trial of 500 elderly hypertensive patients was conducted.